Notes tagged with lutherie

Off to the workshop to make some last minute changes to my Vio Gurdy before Chateau d’Ars!

Doing a fret dress whilst listening to Peter Gabriel. I love my job.

More tags+@openphoto API fun: My instrument catalogue now pulls in tagged photos on most pages: http://waterpigs.co.uk/lutherie/

I demonstrate my first hurdy gurdy build: http://youtu.be/HqWbRE_aGyI

Gurdy people: know anyone who wants to get into Gurdy playing? I’m making custom gurdies from £900, with the option to rent a symphonie 1/2 price whilst I’m building.

Fitted the low G string to my Gurdy. WOAH. I have been missing out all these years. Video coming soon.

I put all the Vio Gurdy info and links in one place: http://waterpigs.co.uk/lutherie/catalogue/hurdy-gurdies/vio/

Just did a photo shoot of my latest build: My Hurdy Gurdy!

Woah. My new hurdy gurdy’s piezo pickups are amazing. Big thanks to @Nigel Eaton and @Neil Brook for their advice.

Woah. My new hurdy gurdy’s piezo pickups are amazing. Big thanks to @Nigel Eaton and @Neil Brook for their advice.

Big thanks to Neil Brook (http://www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk/) for his Gurdy setup help!

I got the first note out of my work in progress Gurdy today. Very happy. It’ll be ready in a few days.

Nice to hear a song about luthiers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8dFohVOJEM

Fun day with poisonous chemicals! Potassium Dichromate is particularly cool — extremely orange.

Good grief, stainless steel is difficult to tap. How do people make anything out of it?